Audre Lorde Quotes


You cannot use someone else's fire. You can only use your own. And in order to do that, you must first be willing to believe that you have it.


Citations

Lorde, Audre. Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches. Crossing Press, 1984.

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Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde
  • Born: February 18, 1934
  • Died: November 17, 1992
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Poet

Audre Lorde was an American writer, feminist, womanist, librarian, and civil rights activist. She was a self-described "Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet," who dedicated both her life and her creative talent to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, capitalism, heterosexism, and homophobia.